Option to clear instead of toggle search highlighting

Author: sbennett18

.vimrc

@@ -299,8 +299,16 @@
     nmap <leader>f8 :set foldlevel=8<CR>
     nmap <leader>f9 :set foldlevel=9<CR>
 
-    " Toggle search highlighting
-    nmap <silent> <leader>/ :set invhlsearch<CR>
+    " Most prefer to toggle search highlighting rather than clear the current
+    " search results. To clear search highlighting rather than toggle it on
+    " and off, add the following to your .vimrc.before.local file:
+    "   let g:spf13_clear_search_highlight = 1
+    if exists('g:spf13_clear_search_highlight')
+        nmap <silent> <leader>/ :nohlsearch<CR>
+    else
+        nmap <silent> <leader>/ :set invhlsearch<CR>
+    endif
+
 
     " Find merge conflict markers
     map <leader>fc /\v^[<\|=>]{7}( .*\|$)<CR>